Breaking News: No One Knows What ‘Hipster’ Means
So I get sent a video the other day that documents a French immigrant’s struggle to understand English, specifically the word “hipster.” Hey, Miss, get on board. No one else understands it either….
MM: Beach House In Full “Bloom”
Seeing as it leaked a month ago, I’ve preordered the album already on Sub Pop’s website, and NPR is streaming the whole thing, I think I don’t have to wait until next week…
MM: Jack White Goes It Alone
Aside from all of the mystery of the White Stripes, unanswered questions about his relationship with Meg White, innumerable side projects, and Third Man Records limited edition 3RPM madness, Jack White went into…
MM: Spiritualized is Back From Outer Space
After Spiritualized’s last tour (where they played the entirety of 1997′s landmark Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space every show), Jason Pierce and Co. returned to the studio and decided to…
Print Media Still Clueless ‘Bout Hipsters
The other day while flipping through an issue of Newsweek, I was reminded why no one my age gets news in print form. Reading through an article trying to explain Coachella to Newsweek’s…
MM: Clark’s “Iradelphic” adds guitar to electronic madness
Warp Records tends to feature a certain kind of artist: the electronic solo musician (Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus) or duo (Boards of Canada, Autechre) that makes esoteric music that’s excellent for a soundtrack or…
Sleigh Bells Bring the Noise (Again)
I was reluctant to give Sleigh Bells another shot. Once bitten, twice shy and all that. And it seemed like they should have been right up my alley: a bare-bones, male/female pop duo…
Beach House Is Back In The Studio
One of my favorite releases from 2010 was Beach House’s third album, Teen Dream. Not to be confused with Teenage Dream, the pop duo’s effort was a well crafted set of ten songs…
MM: Trust’s Self-Titled Goes to Some Weird Places
The other day I was browsing the internets and saw a conversation unfolding about a new synthpop album that had just leaked. So I did what I always do when confronted with music…
The True Face of NMH’s Potato Lady Revealed
Let’s talk about Neutral Milk Hotel for a moment. We all know that their 1998 offering, In The Aeroplane Over the Sea, is considered an essential indie music album. It can have a…
05/24/2012
Isaiah 53 junior — 1)antichrist will be conceived in chorazin, born in bethsaida, reared in capernaum, and will rule from 3rd jewish temple in...
05/23/2012
Paul Rogers — as an alcoholic Jewish/Irish father I'm triply outraged!
05/23/2012
Schlitz — Why do they cut to the only 3 black women in the audience 4 times?
05/21/2012
The Duckman — I want him to read A-Train's bagel scene
